United States v. Hassler

The opinion of the court was delivered by: Dale S. Fischer, United States District Judge

JUDGMENT AND PROBATION/COMMITMENT ORDER

MONTH DAY YEAR

In the presence of the attorney for the government, the defendant appeared in person on this date. 9 28 09

X WITH COUNSEL Michael V. Severo, Retained

(Name of Counsel)

X GUILTY, and the court being satisfied that there is a factual basis for the plea.

NOLO CONTENDERE NOT GUILTY

There being a finding/verdict of X GUILTY, defendant has been convicted as charged of the offense(s) of:

18 U.S.C. §2252A(5)(B) - Possession of Child Pornography - Count 1

The Court asked whether there was any reason why judgment should not be pronounced. Because no sufficient cause to the contrary was shown, or appeared to the Court, the Court adjudged the defendant guilty as charged and convicted and ordered that: Pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, it is the judgment of the Court that the defendant, David Wakefield Hassler, is hereby committed on the Single Count Indictment to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a term of 40 months:

On release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be placed on supervised release for a term of ten years under the following terms

The defendant shall comply with the rules and regulations of the U. S. Probation Office and General Order 318;

During the period of community supervision the defendant shall pay the special assessment and fine in accordance with this judgment's orders pertaining to such payment;

The defendant shall cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample from the defendant;

The defendant shall not possess or use a device with access to any online service at any location without the prior approval of the Probation Officer. This includes access through any internet service provider, bulletin board system, or any public or private computer network system. Further, defendant shall not have another individual access the internet on defendant's behalf to obtain files or information that defendant is restricted from accessing personally, or accept restricted files or information from another person;

The defendant shall possess and use only those computers and computer-related devices, screen user names, passwords, email accounts, and internet service providers (ISPs) that have been disclosed to the Probation Officer on commencement of supervision, and approved by the Probation Officer. Any changes or additions are to be disclosed to the Probation Officer prior to the first use. Computers and computer-related devices include, but are not limited to, personal computers, personal data assistants (PDAs), internet appliances, electronic games, cellular telephones, and digital storage media, as well as their peripheral equipment, that can access, or can be modified to access, the internet, electronic bulletin boards, other computers, or similar media. Defendant shall use any approved computers only within the scope of his employment. Defendant shall not access a computer for any other purpose. Defendant shall immediately report any changes in defendant's employment affecting defendant's access or use of computers or the internet, including e-mail;

All computers, computer-related devices, computer storage media, and their peripheral equipment used by the defendant shall be subject to search and seizure and subject to the installation of search or monitoring software and hardware, including unannounced seizure for the purpose of search. This shall not apply to items used at the employment's site that are maintained and monitored by the employer;

The defendant shall pay the cost of the computer monitoring, in an amount not to exceed $30 per month per device connected to the internet;

The defendant shall not add, remove, upgrade, update, reinstall, repair, or otherwise modify the hardware or software on any computers, computer-related devices, or peripheral equipment without the prior approval of the Probation Officer, nor shall defendant hide or encrypt files or data. Further, defendant shall, as requested by the Probation Officer, provide all billing records, including telephone, cable, internet, satellite and similar records;

The defendant shall submit to a search, at any time, with or without warrant, and by any law enforcement or probation officer, of the defendant's person and any property, house, residence, vehicle, papers, computer, other electronic communication or data storage devices or media, and effects upon reasonable suspicion concerning a violation of a condition of supervision or unlawful conduct by the defendant, or by any probation officer in the lawful discharge of the officer's supervision functions;

The defendant shall register as a sex offender, and keep the registration current, in each jurisdiction where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, to the extent the registration procedures have been established in each jurisdiction. When registering for the first time, the defendant shall also register in the jurisdiction in which the conviction occurred if different from his jurisdiction of residence. The defendant shall provide proof of registration to the Probation Officer within three days of release from imprisonment;

The Probation officer shall insure that defendant is provided with instructions regarding the registration requirements created by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006;

The defendant shall not own, use, or have access to the services of any commercial mail-receiving agency, nor shall he open or maintain a post office box without the prior approval of the Probation Officer;

The defendant shall participate in a psychological counseling or psychiatric treatment or a sex offender treatment program, as approved and directed by the Probation Officer. The defendant shall abide by all rules, requirements, and conditions of such program, including submission to risk assessment evaluations and physiological testing, such as polygraph and Abel testing. The Probation Officer shall disclose the presentence report or any previous mental health evaluations or reports to the treatment provider;

As directed by the Probation Officer, the defendant shall pay all or part of the costs of treating the defendant's psychological/psychiatric disorder to the aftercare contractor during the period of community supervision, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3672. The defendant shall ...

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